He studied the figure carefully for a few moments before deciding that it might be best to try and engage it in some sort of conversation, after all ghosts don't usually appear in rooms that are brightly lit by the morning sun.

'Don't get me wrong,' he began ' I don't wish to appear rude - but why are you here?'

Curiosity, I suppose ' these things just seem to happen to me

You gave me quite a fright -turning up like that ' you ought to have rung up or something. I was in all yesterday.

Yesterday - today ' tomorrow ' it's all one as far as I'm concerned

That's complete nonsense ' how can that be? -yesterday, today, tomorrow are very important ' We remember yesterday, live today and plan for tomorrow ' that's why we have diaries and things, so we can remember what to do

I just live in the present

That's all very well, unless you've got appointments. Then you need to find out the train times and stuff.

Why?

Well if you just turn up you might find the next train isn't due for hours

The latest report on SE trains says 80% of their trains are over two hours late and the rest get cancelled altogether.


There is that ' but if you don't have tomorrow your calendar will always be stuck on the same day

I don't have a calendar

But you do have a watch, I see

It came with the suit

That suit doesn't suit you ' if you'll excuse the pun.

I'm wearing it for especially for you

Well, pleases don't bother

I can be something else, if you like ' I just thought you'd feel more comfortable if I looked more like you

I hardly ever wear a suit and that tie is an abomination.

Alright then ' Here I go -How's that?

What? - Where are you?

On top of the TV

There's only a pot of azaleas on the TV

That's me

Well stop it before the TV man comes - he might not like you sitting up there while he's mending it

It's a pile of junk, anyway - I'll upgrade it for you

I wish you wouldn't meddle ' now look what you've done ' the screen is so big that we're all crushed in

I could make the room bigger, if you like

No don't - the neighbours will complain and we don't have planning permission anyway

I must say these TV's are very primitive

How do you know so much?

I just absorb information ' I know everything there is to know

What, like a giant computer?

More or less, but a trillion times quicker

Well, I wish you'd change back to a person again ' I feel silly talking to a pot of flowers - And I don't know what the Radio Rentals man is going to say ' I'm only paying for their cheapest set

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